Artist:  Big Brother and the Holding Company

Title: Big Brother and the Holding Company

Date:  1967

Label:  Mainstream Records   S/6099

Notes:  One this, their first album, Janis and her band brought a blues sensibility to the rock stage for the peace and love generation to witness, feel and wrap their collective hearts around. The pain and loss exhibited by songs such as Down on Me and Women is Losers touched  the young people in the crowd with feelings so true and personal that it was hard to believe they were coming out of this young lady from Texas fronting the band. More of a band effort than some of her later recordings it was plain to see that Janis would be spreading her word to bigger and grander crowds. No one knew how short her ride would actually be. The cover art had the sixties colors and design along side the B & W line work of the traditional San Francisco Victorian architecture. A classic album in all respects.

Line Up:

Peter Albin: bass
David Getz: drums
James Gurley: guitar
Sam Andrew: guitar
Janis Joplin: vocal

And check out the Fine Art section of this site for some work by David Getz.

Track Listing

Side 1

Bye Bye Baby
Easy Rider
Intruder
Light is Faster Than Sound
Call On Me

Side 2

Women is Losers
Blindman
Down on Me
Caterpillar
All is Loneliness